I Shot the Sheriff

Eric Clapton

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    I shot the sheriff,     but I did not shoot the deputy. Oh Oh!
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    I shot the sheriff,     but I did not shoot the deputy. Oh Oh!

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    All around in my home town they're trying to track me down.
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    They say they want to bring me in guilty,  for the killing of a deputy,
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    for the life of a deputy. But I say:

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    I shot the sheriff,     but I but i swear it was in self defense. Oh Oh!
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    I shot the sheriff,     but they say it is a capital offense. Oh Oh!

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    Sheriff John Brown always hated me           for what I don't know.
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    Every time that I plant a seed, he said,  "Kill that before it grow,"
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    he said "Kill that before it grow." But I say no.

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    I shot the sheriff,       but I did not shoot a deputy, oh yeah!
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    I shot the sheriff,            but I did not shoot a deputy, oh yeah!

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    Freedom came my way one day,        and I started out of town.
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    All of a sudden I see Sheriff John Brown, aiming to shoot me down.
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    So I shot, I shot him down. But I say:

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    I shot the sheriff,     but I did not shoot a deputy.
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    I shot the sheriff,     but I did not shoot a deputy.

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    Reflexes got the better of me, and what is to be must be.
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     Every day the bucket goes to the well,
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    but one day the bottom will drop out,
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    yes, one day the bottom will drop out. But I say:

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    I shot the sheriff,     but I did not shoot no deputy. Oh Oh!
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    I shot the sheriff,     but I did not shoot no deputy. Oh Oh!